Kate Cooper (Author)

Band of Angels

The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women

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Produktbeschreibung

'This remarkable book is the best sort of engaged history... Elegant and enjoyable' Diarmaid MacCullochThe story of the beginnings of Christianity, told as never before. Band of Angels uncovers the vital role women played in spreading the Christian religion and seeks to restore their rightful place in history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Atlantic Books
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 2499
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9781848873308
• ISBN-10: 1848873301
• Artikelnr.: 40694175

Autorenporträt

Kate Cooper is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester. Her academic titles have explored the role of virgins in early Christianity (The Virgin and the Bride) and of women and the family during the decline and fall of the Roman Empire (The Fall of the Roman Household). Born in Washington, DC and educated at Princeton, Harvard and Wesleyan universities, she is a Rome Prize winner and Fellow of the American Academy in Rome.

Rezensionen

Brilliant... A highly readable and important work on the history of religion... the text is suffused with personal, imaginative and emotional perspectives... A fine book John Cornwell Daily Telegraph